Naskapi - English



ᒥᓇᐸᐧᑯᓐnidead branchmiinaapaahkun
ᒥᓇᐸᔭᐤvtashe/he removes liquid from it (anim), rinses itminaapaayaaw
ᒥᓇᑎᒥᐤviiit is the only place, spot of deep water (in a body of water)minaatimiiw
ᒥᓇᑎᒻvtishe/he drinks itminaahtim
ᒥᓇᑯᓂᑲᐤviiit is a patch of snowminaakuunikaaw
ᒥᓇᔎᐤviiit is an area of trees, a groveminaaskwaaw
ᒥᓇᒋᑐᐛᐤvtashe/he saves it for him/herminaachiihtuwaaw
ᒥᓇᒋᑕᐤvai+oshe/he saves it, she/he spares it, uses it carefullyminaachiihtaaw
ᒥᓇᒐᐊᐤvtashe/he spares it (anim), uses it (anim) carefully, she/he saves, manages it (anim)minaachaahaaw
ᒥᓇᒧᒐᐤvaiit (anim, caribou) goes away from the corralminaamuuhchaaw
ᒥᓇᓯᑕᐤvaishe/he gathers boughsminaasiihtaaw
ᒥᓇᔅᐱᑕᐤvtashe/he undresses him/herminaaspitaaw
ᒥᓇᔅᐱᓱᐤvaishe/he undressesminaaspisuw
ᒥᓇᔅᑕᐤvaishe/he is stingy, miserlyminaastaaw
ᒥᓇᔅᑕᑭᓐp (time)for a weekminaastaakin
ᒥᓇᔨᐱᒪᐤvaishe/he skims off fatminaayipimaaw
ᒥᓇᔨᐱᒪᑎᒻvtishe/he skims the fat off itminaayipimaatim
ᒥᓇᔨᒄniMenihek Lake, Menihek Damminaayikw
ᒥᓐp (quantity)1again2moremiin
ᒥᓐ ᐊ ᑎᐱᒥᐱᔨᒐviinext week (when it will be another week)cnjmiin aa-tipimipiyichaa
ᒥᓏᐊᒻvtishe/he steers it in the right directionmiinwaaham
ᒥᓏᐱᔅᒋᓂᒻvtishe/he straightens it (stone, metal) out by handmiinwaapischinim
ᒥᓏᐱᔅᒋᓇᐤvtashe/he straightens it (anim, stone, metal) by handmiinwaapischinaaw
ᒥᓏᔎᐊᒻ1vtishe/he puts it upright, using a stick for supportminwaaskwaaham
ᒥᓏᔎᐊᒻ2vtishe/he steers it (canoe)miinwaaskwaaham